On August 28, 1963, thousand of demonstrators converged on the National Mall for the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, which would become the single-most iconic moment of the civil rights movement in America after Martin Luther King, Jr. gave his famous "I Have a Dream" speech. Here's a look back at the faces in the crowd:

Above: A. Philip Randolph, one of the chairmen for the March On Washington demonstration in Washington D.C., stands in front of the statue of Lincoln at the Lincoln Memorial following the two-pronged parade through the streets of the capital, Aug. 28, 1963.

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A young marcher during the march for jobs and freedom to the Lincoln Memorial in Washington DC, where Martin Luther King made his famous 'I have a dream' speech.

A young marcher during the march for jobs and freedom to the Lincoln Memorial in Washington DC, where Martin Luther King made his famous 'I have a dream' speech.

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